Halter



(No Model.)

' E. HARMON.

HALTER ,638. Patented Dec. 17, 1889.

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' UNITED STATES PATENT Urrrca EUGENE HARMON, OF RIPPEY, IOWVA.

HALTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 417,638, dated December17, 1889.

Application filed July 18, 1889. Serial No. 317,925. (No model.)

T aZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EUGENE HARMON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Rip-v pey, in the county of Greene and State of Iowa, haveinvented a new and useful Halter, of which the following is aspecification.

This invent-ion relates to halters; and it has for its obj eat toconstruct a halter which shall be simple and durable, the ends of thestraps of which shall be journaled without stitching or riveting, andwhich shall be capable of being adjusted to various sizes withoutcutting the straps of which it is composed.

With these ends in view the invention consists, mainly, in the improvedconstruction of the connecting-pieces and buckles and the method ofjoining the straps, as will be hereinafter fully described, andparticularly pointed out in the claim.

The buckle which is used in connection with my improved halter iscomposed of an approximately horizontal frame 1, having a cross-bar 2lying below the level of the end bars 3 3 of said frame, and having'thepivoted tongue 4, which is of the usual construction. Direct-1y in rearof the cross-bar 2 the frame 1 is provided with an additional crossbar5, the purpose of which will be presently explained.

The frame which I use for connecting the straps of which the halter iscomposed at their points of intersection is composed of a rectangularbody 6, provided near its ends with cross-bars 7 7, lying below thelevel of the end bars of said frame, and connected in turn by alongitudinal bar 8, having an upwardly-extending pin or stud 9. One ofthe cross-bars 7 is likewise provided with an upwardly-extending pin orstud 10. The under sides of the side bars 11 of the rectangular frame orbody 6 have recesses 12, to accommodate the strap, which is to passtransversely through the said frame.

The halter is composed of the nose-strap 13, the cheek-straps l4 14, oneof which is extended so as to form the head-strap 15, the throat-latch16, and the throat-strap 17, which connects the throat-latch with thenose-strap. One end of the nose-strap is looped around the cross-bar 5of one of the buckles, and the ends of said strap are then passedtransversely through one of the frames 6, and pro- "vided withperforations 18, adjusted upon the stud 9 of said frame. The long end ofthe nose strap is likewise passed transversely through a frame 6, andprovided with several perforations 19, by means of which the nosestrapis connected adj ustably with the said frame. The free end of thenose-strap may then be connected with the buckle mounted in the loop atits opposite end. The lower ends of the cheek-straps are now passedlongitudinally through the frames 6 6, attached to the nose-strap,preferably below the outer sides of said nose-strap, and the projectingends of said cheek-straps are folded back between the lower ends of theframes 6 and the adjacent cross-bars 7, and provided with perforationsadjusted upon the pins or studs 10- of said cross-bars. Additionalframes 6 6 are adjusted upon the upper ends of the cheekstraps, whichare connected in like manner with the ends of the throat-latch, and theend of the short cheek-strap is doubled upon itself or looped over thecross-bar 5 of a buckle, which is thus attached to the said cheek-strapand ready to be connected with the extended end or head-strap of theopposite cheek-strap. The throat-strap 17 has a ring 20 suitablyattached to its lower end and encircling the nose-strap, and the upperend of said nose-strap is looped around and permanently attached to thethroat-latch.

As will be seen from the foregoing description, the straps composing myimproved halter are connected by means of the herein-describedconnecting-frames without the use of stitching or riveting, and thebuckles are likewise connected to the said straps by means of thecross-bars 5, without necessity for cutting and thereby weakening thestraps. It is obvious that by properly adjusting the straps in theirrespective frames they may be adjusted to any desired size withoutnecessity for cutting the straps, and thus preventing the possibility ofthe halter being again enlarged.

The construction of the device is simple and inexpensive, and the halterembodying my improvements will be found to be useful and efiicient.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters. Patent, 1s-

The herein described halter, comprising the nose-strap, theeheelestraps, one of which is ext-ended so as to form the head-strap,the throat-latch, and the throat strap, the connecting frames mountedupon the cheekstraps at the intersection of the latter with thenose-strap and with the throat-lateh, said connecting-frameseomprisingeach a rectangular body (3, provided near its ends withcross-bars 7 7, lying below the end bars of said frame and connected bya longitudinal bar 8, having ontWardly-extending pins or studs f) 10,and the buckles connecting, respectively, the ends of. the twocheek-straps and the two ends of the nose-strap, each of said bucklesbeing provided with a cross-bar 5 in rear of the crossbar 2, having thepivoted tongue Tl, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto allixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

EUGENE HARMON.

\Vitnesses:

D. 'IIARMoN, L. lIARMON.

